Russia actively preparing for NPP building in Egypt, Jordan.

KIEV, February 10 (Itar-Tass) - Russia is actively working with the
aim to participate in the construction of nuclear power plants in Egypt,
Jordan, Bangladesh and other countries, First Vice President of
Atomstroiexport Alexander Dybov told Itar-Tass after signing a contract
with Ukraine's Energoatom on designing reactors for the third and fourth
units of the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant.
"We will of course participate in the tenders," the top manager said.
At the same time, he did not rule out that the political situation in
Egypt could affect plans for the construction of nuclear power plants.
Dybov added, that Atomstroiexport has a serious portfolio of orders,
including in India, China and Bulgaria. He denied the rumours about Russia'
s withdrawal from the project of the construction of the Belene nuclear
power plant. "The company doe not withdraw from the project, there are
absolutely no grounds for that," the first vice president emphasised. "The
Bulgarian project continues, the process goes on, and we manage it," he
pointed out.
Atomstroiexport is the Russian Federation's nuclear power equipment
and service export monopoly. It belongs to Atomenergoprom holding with
49.8 percent of shares owned by Gazprombank. The CEO of Atomstroiexport is
Sergei Shmatko.
The Russian nuclear vendor is building the first reactor power unit in
Iranian Bushehr nuclear power plant located 400 kilometres (250 mi)
southwest of Tehran under a US$1 billion contract signed in 1995. In 2007,
Atomstroiexport signed a memorandum of understanding with Ciner Insaat
Ticaret ve Sanayi to promote its VVER-design pressurized water reactors in
Turkey. In Bangladesh, proposals have been prepared to resurrect the
potential Roppur nuclear power plant. In Morocco, Atomstroiexport
considers participation in the construction of a nuclear power plant at
Sidi Boulbra.
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.Gazprom Neft lowers diesel fuel retail prices.

MOSCOW, February 10 (Itar-Tass) - With a view to stabilising the
situation on the Russian petroleum products market, Gazprom Neft on
Wednesday lowered prices for winter diesel fuel and jet fuel at all sales
levels - from large wholesaling to retailing, the company reported.
The Lowering of large- and small-scale wholesale prices on winter
diesel fuel in the regions of Gazprom Neft's activity was 1,500 roubles
per tonne. In the retail network, the winter diesel fuel prices decrease,
correspondingly, by not less than 1 USD per litre. The cost of jet fuel
sold by the company "into plane" is reduced by an average of 1,000 roubles
per tonne.
The company says that in early February, Gazprom Neft has already
lowered the price of winter diesel fuel by 500-1,000 roubles per tonne,
compared with peak levels of January this year. Simultaneously, the
company has introduced a moratorium on raising prices for jet fuel,
despite the continuing trend of growth of this product's prices on the
domestic market, Prime-Tass reported.
According to the corporate website, Gazprom Neft is one of the largest
and fastest growing oil and gas producers in Russia. The key areas of the
company's operations include the exploration, development, production and
sale of crude oil and gas, as well as oil refining and the marketing of
petroleum products. Gazprom Neft operates in the largest oil and gas
regions in Russia such as the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area, Yamalo-Nenets
Autonomous Area, the Tomsk and Omsk regions. The company's major oil
refineries are located in the Omsk, Moscow, and Yaroslavl regions. Gazprom
Neft's proven reserves exceed seven billion barrels of oil equivalent,
making it one of the world's top twenty oil companies. The company's
resource base increases each year with the acquisitions of new assets in
Russia and abroad.
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